Soil fertility is crucial to ensuring good yields, as the more your plant root systems can develop, the more productive your land will be. Soil porosity is very important and corresponds to the space between mineral particle aggregates and organic matter. These pores allow water and air to circulate within the soil, but above all they enable your fertiliser inputs to infiltrate the deeper layers...
Certain upmarket tyre models really help you reduce your hourly cost. They offer a much better return on investment than low-end tyres. Superior quality tyres contribute towards improving your productivity by reducing slip, decreasing fuel consumption and limiting premature tyre wear. A discount tyre will have a shorter lifespan for the same use, which means that the cost of replacement will...
What is the best way to preserve your soil? The latest wheel technology combined with the highest technical level of VF agricultural tyres takes us one step further on the path towards soil preservation, obtaining a fuel reduction of up to 20% and reducing wear to your tyres. This innovation allows you to increase pressure by 1 bar simultaneously in all 4 wheels in less than a minute, without...
Low-pressure tyres have evolved over time to become even more high-performance. These developments mean that you can now work at an even lower inflation pressure or carry even heavier loads. These high-tech tyres which belong to the third generation of VF tyres offer exceptional soil preservation qualities despite the load. The evolution of VF tyres has made it possible to work with bigger,...
It is easy to understand that you need to increase the inflation pressure in your tyres to compensate for the weight of the implements, but it’s harder to comprehend the real impact of speed in connection with load or pressure. Yet these three factors are indissociable, involving settings on three levels to obtain the most from your tyres. The link between the three is often misunderstood, but...
Your tractor’s footprint is usually concealed by the towed implement, yet at a glance and in a matter of seconds it could help you detect, before the beginning of a campaign, a pressure irregularity or incorrect setting which could affect your soil. Excessive compaction beneath the tyre destructures the soil and prevents the filtration of water, air and nutrients. Deep soil compaction is...
You have noticed abnormal wear to your agricultural tyres, or your tractor’s manoeuvrability doesn’t seem normal when you are working: too much slip, the rear axle pushing too much or the front axle that isn’t catching enough… it is quite possible that you are seeing the effects of an unsuitable lead ratio. The lead ratio is often considered as just a mechanical piece of data despite the fact...
You are equipped with VF tyres, but like a large number of users with this top-of-the range equipment, you have got into the practice of working most of the time with an average inflation pressure to simplify life and not have to think about your tyres. However, if you use your tyres to their full capacity, you can gain much more than just peace of mind, with real financial savings, in fuel and...
Performing an audit of your fleet assets is a good opportunity to review the compatibility of your agricultural machines with all your available implements. We often associate a tractor and the implement purchased at the same time with a specific work objective. But it may be astute to reconsider whether your equipment is really a good match and make the choice to adapt certain combinations, by...
